Kids blamed for apartment fire

Children playing with matches sparked a blaze at a north Spokane apartment complex Sunday, according to the Spokane Fire Department. The fire started in a shrub near a main-floor patio and spread up to the third floor, scorching the vinyl siding of the building at 8821 N. Hill N Dale St. Firefighters contained the blaze as it was spreading into the attic, according to the Fire Department. Twenty-one firefighters responded; none was injured. Crews were on the scene for about an hour and a half. The building is owned by Spokane Forest Park Apartment, LLC.